Word: proof
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...same time, mere sized is no excuse for the continuance of evils which have been so pointedly indicated. That elementary courses in several departments should have drawn such fire is ample proof that drastic changes in their conduct is the crying need of present-day Harvard. An elementary course is ostensibly an introduction to a field of knowledge in which a man may or may not have had slight preparation. In the event he has not, his entire attitude towards that field, indeed, the extent to which it may serve to broaden his horizon, may depend...
...have not been aroused by the "precise caress" of history should be excused from history courses and allowed to read H. G. Wells and study his "kulturgeschichte." There is already enough general and inaccurate "cultural" knowledge in America, and our national fondness for cyclopedias and bibliographies is ample proof of this discouraging tendency. The real error in the editorial, however, is the assumption that a course in the history of science and learning would be another "snap" course, a royal road to the knowledge of science. The history of science, like science itself, is infinitely demanding in time and study...
...other members of the cast are uproarious as the Welsh villagers, eager to learn about the miracle. The proof is final when Mrs. Resurrection Jones. who broke up her own funeral by tapping at her con lid, feels the leg and learns to her own disappointment that it's not one of those china things...
...Flegenheimer business offices, finally raided by New York police in 1931, were as complicated as they were safe. Behind armored doors and bullet-proof glass peepholes, two characters named Dick Wolf and George Yarlasvetsky ran what purported to be an automobile financing company on the third floor, but spent most of their time tending the beer syndicate's 100-man payroll and general bookkeeping on the floor above...
...implication is obvious. A reader in California, Illinois, Texas and any other State outside of New York can come to but one conclusion: The Jews are flagrantly exploiting Harlem and are solely responsible for its plight. Have you proof that Jews own all the saloons? Have you proof that Jews own all the brothels? When a statement of a derogatory and libelous nature is made, it must be backed by facts in order to show that the statement is not prompted by prejudice and malevolence...